Regulations
Legislative Safety Distances
| Maximum tank water capacity (litres) | Maximum water capacity of a group of tanks(litres) | Minimum distances in meters | |||
| From buildings, boundaries, fixed source of ignition or group of tanks. | Between tanks | ||||
| At or above ground | Underground | At or above ground | Underground | ||
| Up to 500 | 1,500 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 |
| Above 500 up to 2,500 |
7,500 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Above 2,500 up to 10,000 |
30,000 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 1.5 |
| Above 10,000 up to 150,000 |
500,000 | 15 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1.5 |
